Man of the Year

Late-night comedian Tom Dobbs (Robin Williams) is urged by fans to run for president; he agrees to do it and ends up winning the election, but a computer engineer (Laura Linney) suspects fraud. Two years before Al Franken ran for the U.S. Senate, director Barry Levinson delivered another political satire, but this one is no Wag the Dog (1998). It desperately wants to be original, genuine and substantive, but never is. This is tame stuff and Tom Dobbs remains a rather shallow figure; it’s mostly a chance for Williams to crack jokes (and in that area he certainly delivers).

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I studied film at Halmstad University and practical filmmaking at the New York Film Academy. Now I’m a critic for the Swedish daily Aftonbladet. Opinions expressed on this personal website are solely mine and not related to Aftonbladet.